A multi-talented cricketer who has also been a member of the Australian
indoor team, Rodney Davison has served as an opener for New South Wales over
a number of years. Standing at a mere 165 centimetres, he is not the most
elegant player but has enjoyed a good measure of success with a game that is
based largely around the subtle accumulation of runs. On first class debut
in 1993-94, Davison etched a place for himself among an elite band with a
courageous century against Tasmania, and many similarly stubborn innings
have followed. He probably reached his peak in 1997-98 when he hit
centuries in each of three successive matches. Nevertheless, his career has
suffered on account of the weight of competition for opening berths in the
New South Wales team; throughout his time at the first class level, he has
been forced, for example, to make way for the likes of Mark Taylor and
Michael Slater when a lack of international commitments have allowed them to
return to the side. Ironically too over recent years, Davison appears to
have fallen out of favour with the NSW selectors at the very time when
Taylor's retirement from cricket might otherwise have finally allowed him to
establish a place for himself in the state team in his own right. At the
beginning of 2001 Rodney moved to Queensland and now plays QCA Grade for
Gold Coast (First grade 2000-01 to 2002-03), having previously played his
club cricket with Sutherland and representing New South Wales Under 19; New
South Wales Colts; and New South Wales in first class cricket. (John Polack;
updated March 2003)